Recording apparatus, reproduction apparatus, recording and reproduction apparatus, recording method, and reproduction method

Abstract

A recording apparatus for recording information on a recording medium on which rewrite can be performed by using an optical element, the recording apparatus including: an information recording unit adapted to record overwrite inhibit information indicating that overwrite on the recording medium is inhibited, in a predetermined zone before start of recording on the recording medium; and a recording determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the recording on the recording medium is succeeded, in which the information recording unit performs the recording by filling the predetermined zone with overwrite permit information indicating that overwrite on the recording medium is permitted in a case where the recording determination unit determines that the recording on the recording medium is succeeded.

1 . A recording apparatus for recording information on a recording medium on which rewrite is permitted by using an optical element, the recording apparatus comprising:
 an information recording unit adapted to record overwrite inhibit information indicating that overwrite on the recording medium is inhibited, in a predetermined zone before start of recording on the recording medium; and   a recording determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the recording on the recording medium is succeeded,   wherein the information recording unit performs the recording by filling the predetermined zone with overwrite permit information indicating that overwrite on the recording medium is permitted in a case where the recording determination unit determines that the recording on the recording medium is succeeded.   
   
   
       2 . The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the predetermined zone is an IDRT (Inner Drive Test Zone) zone, and   the overwrite inhibit information and the overwrite permit information are recorded in an OPC (Optimum Power Calibration) execution area in the IDRT zone.   
   
   
       3 . The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the overwrite inhibit information is a value other than 0, and   the overwrite permit information is 0.   
   
   
       4 . The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the recording medium is one of DVD+RW and Blu-ray disc. 
   
   
       5 . A reproduction apparatus for reproducing by using an optical element, information recorded on a recording medium on which overwrite is permitted by using an optical element and in which information for determining whether or not rewrite is permitted is recorded in a predetermined zone, the reproduction apparatus comprising:
 a reproduction unit adapted to reproduce the information recorded on the recording medium,   wherein the reproduction unit reads the information recorded in the predetermined zone of the recording medium to determine whether or not overwrite on the recording medium is permitted.   
   
   
       6 . The reproduction apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the reproduction unit determines that overwrite on the recording medium is permitted when 0 is recorded in the predetermined zone, and determines that overwrite on the recording medium is inhibited when a value other than 0 is recorded in the predetermined zone. 
   
   
       7 . The reproduction apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the recording medium is one of DVD+RW and Blu-ray disc. 
   
   
       8 . A recording and reproduction apparatus for recording information on a recording medium on which rewrite is enabled by using an optical element and reproducing the recorded information by using an optical element, the recording and reproduction apparatus comprising:
 an information recording unit adapted to record overwrite inhibit information indicating that overwrite on the recording medium is inhibited, in a predetermined zone before start of recording on the recording medium; and   a recording determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the recording on the recording medium is succeeded; and   a reproduction unit adapted to reproduce the information recorded on the recording medium, wherein   the information recording unit records so as to fill the predetermined zone with overwrite permit information indicating that overwrite on the recording medium is permitted in a case where the recording determination unit determines that the recording on the recording medium is succeeded, and   the reproduction unit reads the predetermined zone to determine whether or not overwrite on the recording medium is permitted.   
   
   
       9 . The reproduction apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the reproduction unit determines that overwrite on the recording medium is permitted when 0 is recorded in the predetermined zone, and determines that overwrite on the recording medium is inhibited when a value other than 0 is recorded in the predetermined zone. 
   
   
       10 . The reproduction apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the predetermined zone is an IDRT (Inner Drive Test Zone) zone, and   the overwrite inhibit information and the overwrite permit information are recorded in an OPC (Optimum Power Calibration) execution area in the IDRT zone.   
   
   
       11 . The reproduction apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein
 the overwrite inhibit information is a value other than 0, and   the overwrite permit information is 0.   
   
   
       12 . The reproduction apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the recording medium is one of DVD+RW and Blu-ray disc. 
   
   
       13 . A recording method for recording information on a recording medium on which rewrite can be performed by using an optical element, the recording method comprising the steps of:
 recording overwrite inhibit information indicating that overwrite on the recording medium is inhibited, in a predetermined zone before start of recording on the recording medium;   determining whether or not the recording on the recording medium is succeeded; and   recording so as to fill the predetermined zone with overwrite permit information indicating that overwrite on the recording medium is permitted in a case where it is determined that the recording on the recording medium is succeeded.   
   
   
       14 . A reproduction method for reproducing by using an optical element, information recorded on a recording medium on which overwrite is enabled by using an optical element and in which information for determining whether or not rewrite is permitted is recorded in a predetermined zone, the reproduction method comprising the step of:
 reproducing the information recorded on the recording medium,   wherein the reproducing step includes reading the information recorded in the predetermined zone of the recording medium to determine whether or not overwrite on the recording medium is permitted.